Pierre is a visionary software architect, AI ethicist, and educator who has been shaping the intersection of technology and humanity for over two decades. With a master’s in software engineering and executive education in Artificial Intelligence and Human-Computer Interaction from MIT, Pierre blends technical mastery with ethical foresight. He coined the term “AI Wrangler” to describe his lifelong passion for decoding the promises and perils of machine intelligence.

His 1994 thesis explored neural networks long before they became mainstream, and today he leads advanced R&D initiatives for companies like Illumina, Microsoft, Adobe, and Qualcomm. Pierre is the author of the “Technology Ethics Review Guidelines,” a pragmatic framework that helps organizations assess the ethical impact of emerging tech. He is also the founder of DeepTruth, a blockchain-based initiative to protect media integrity in the age of AI.

An acclaimed instructor at UC San Diego for 15+ years, Pierre has crafted and taught over a dozen courses, inspiring future leaders in science and technology. At the core of his work is a belief that ethics must guide innovation—and that AI, when anchored in compassion and clarity, can elevate the human story rather than erase it.